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COIN WEIGHT
Unique ID: DUR-D75FE4
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy coin weight from the Post Medieval period.
It is square in plan and has designs on both faces.
Obv.- Crowned figure holding a sword (right) and orb (left), set within a beaded border
Rev.- Open hand with K/I on either side, set within a beaded border.
The reverse type is attributed to an unknown maker from the Low Countries dating to 1576-9 (Withers, 61).
Notes:
Bankhead no. 349
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1576
Date to: Circa AD 1579
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 14 mm
Width: 13 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Weight: 2.3 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 2nd July 2009
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: No. 349
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: North East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County Durham (Unitary Authority)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: NZ2742
Four figure Latitude: 54.7722
Four figure longitude: -1.581826
1:25K map: NZ2742
1:10K map: NZ24SE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Withers, P. and Withers, B.R. | 1995 | Lions Ships and Angels: Identifying Coin-Weights Found in Britain | Llanfyllin | Galata Print | 61 |
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